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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • September 28, 2026

    SpaceX Pans Mobile Biz On Value Of 2 Spectrum Bands

    SpaceX told the Federal Communications Commission the wireless industry was overestimating the value of using two spectrum bands for terrestrial mobile services, arguing the spectrum would be better leveraged for satellite broadband.

  • September 28, 2026

    State Street Must Face $8B AT&T Pension Risk Transfer Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday has released AT&T from a proposed class action filed by retirees who claim the telecom company breached fiduciary duties through its $8 billion pension risk transfer, but opened discovery on allegations that AT&T's independent fiduciary, State Street, violated federal benefits law with the deal.

  • September 28, 2026

    Al-Qaida, ISIS Victims Sue Ericsson Over Alleged Payoffs

    American victims of al-Qaida and Islamic State attacks and their families have sued telecommunications provider Ericsson and its CEO Börje Ekholm, saying the company paid the groups protection money in Iraq and hid the payments from U.S. counterterrorism officials.

  • September 28, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week heard arguments over whether to dismiss a derivative suit accusing UiPath Inc. insiders of misleading investors and trading on inside information, while a Match Group Inc. stockholder sued for records concerning reports of sexual assault and other violence involving users of the company's dating apps.

  • September 28, 2026

    What Opt-In Framework Means For Novel Space Activities

    The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Space Commerce is advancing a voluntary certification framework for commercial space activities not covered by existing licenses — but it's unclear whether this approach becomes a durable mission authorization regime, and separate legal permissions from agencies may still be necessary, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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